Amanda looked outside the window. It seemed that this place was…
Her face slowly turned pale.
This was because this place was exactly the spot where Lindsay had tried to burn her to death. Even after a year had passed, the deep-rooted fear and despair from that time were still dwelling in the deepest part of her core.
When her eyes laid on this familiar place, she couldn’t help but recall the scene from back then.
Her finger began to curl up and at the same time, her abductor spoke, “We are almost there. In order not to arouse Ms. Leroy’s suspicion, we have to tie you up.”
Amanda mumbled a vague response.
Very soon, the car stopped in front of the ruins. The fearful expression on her face was half-pretence and half-truth.
She was pretending because this was her trap that she had set up to fool Lindsay. Therefore, she had to make it look like she was actually scared.
However, part of her was dreading this place for real since this was the place she almost lost her life back then.
With a slushing sound, the door of the car suddenly slid open. Lindsay stood in front of the car and upon seeing Amanda, she smiled, “Miss Nelson.”
Amanda put on a shocked face, “W—Why are you capturing me?”
Lindsay’s face tilted to one side, and her smile grew even wider, “Aren’t you the smooth talker in front of Stanford? Why is your voice trembling all over the place now?”
“I am the representative from RM Group in this collaboration with J&Y Group…”
“Who cares about who you’re representing? Since you dare to suck up to Stanford, then you deserve to die!” Lindsay wiped off her smile and ordered, “Toss her down.”
The two men exchanged a glance and pushed Amanda out of the car. She stumbled onto her feet before steadying herself.
One of the men said, “We are only responsible to bring her here. Whatever you want to do next, we won’t interfere. We have agreed on this.”
Lindsay’s lips curled up, “Of course. I am planning to deal with this woman myself!”
She took hold of the rope which was tied around Amanda and showed her this piece of ruins, “Do you know why this place is burnt to such a state?”
Amanda had her hands tied, and they were clasping together. Her face grew fearful, “W—Why is that?”
“It’s because some woman has snatched my man. So, I let her be burnt into ashes here.” When Lindsay described this, the grudges and resentful anger danced around in her eyes. Even if Amanda was dead, she still wouldn’t let everything go, especially the part where Amanda used to be Mrs. James.
“You are breaking the law!” Amanda shouted.
“Breaking the law?” Lindsay leaned backwards and laughed before inching close to her ears, “You still need evidence to prove that I am breaking the law. Do you have something like that?”
Amanda stared at her, “As long as you have broken the law, evidence will always be found in the end.”
“So what?” Lindsay shrugged, “You won’t be able to see it by that time anyway, because you will die in front of me today.”
Amanda looked at Lindsay’s insane and livid face and asked, “Do you love Stanford that much?”
Lindsay was stunned for a moment, “Why do I love him?”
Her thoughts began to wander as she recalled her student days when she was still fat. She was always belittled and laughed at by her classmates. One time, she was surrounded by a few students who were teasing her and calling her names. They were calling her a bighead fish.
She tried to fight back and resist, but those bullies threw mud at her, which dirtied her hair and face.
It was Stanford who happened to pass by shunned those bullies and handed her a tissue.
He was a very handsome man, and the moment she met him, she was lost in her thoughts. Her face blushed, but due to the mud, nobody discovered her feelings for him. Even she was at a loss as to how to interpret that fleeting sensation.
It was also at the same time when she remembered this person who extended a helping hand to her and never belittled her while everyone else was laughing and looking down on her.
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